Hand-washing before operations is an important and fundamental precaution against infection. However, it should be noted that washing hands many times and brushing excessively damage the skin and cause wound infection during operations. Inthis paper, we examined the disinfection effect of the scrub method using Chlorohexidine gluconate and an ultrasonic cleaner. The scrub method was very effective, whereas the rate of disinfection tended to fall when the utltrasonic method was used.
Hand ; Washing ; Surgical aspects ; Disinfection ; g <3>